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Re: 2012 Mariano Rivera Performance Thread

bad decision on his part to make this a year-long distraction. either say what you already know, or say nothing and go out like Moose. maybe he can say "im not going to talk about this anymore" like Jeter did last year

Re: 2012 Mariano Rivera Performance Thread

No reason makes sense sorry any argument you would make would fall under overthinking.

Mo is is still a elite relief pitcher and doing this would create a unnecessary wrinkle and story line as well as controversy.

I mean your logic/argument is probably Robertson is the successor so why not let him close this year to get used to it.

But sorry not even Joe Girardi over-thinks/overmangages to this point.

We know that Mo is an elite closer and we know that he is an elite 7th or 8th inning set up man.
We know Robertson is an elite 7th or 8th inning set up man, but we do not know if he is an elite closer.

This is reason 15, why Robertson should close.

It was a bit of fun. But of course like anything that starts as a joke, people started to take it all seriously!

Re: 2012 Mariano Rivera Performance Thread

Every spring training, Mariano Rivera gets to his locker and finds a pair of gray pants hanging on the rod. They’ve always been a joke… until now.

Rivera is actually planning to go on the road this spring. From March 31 through April 3, the Yankees play four consecutive road games, including two exhibitions at the new Marlins stadium in Miami. Rivera said today that he’s actually planning to make that trip. At that point, he’ll need to pitch, and apparently he’s going to do it on the road against big leaguers rather than in Tampa at the minor league complex.

At least, that’s what he says now. Let’s see what he’s saying on March 30.